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Originally Posted by Mother****erJones
Some questions I have about STL:
Matt Adams. I've seen some Sox fans that wana swap LaRoche for him. Now I don't know what the value of Adams. But it was a curious idea.
How is my boy Yaddy doing? I've always love Yadier Molina since he first came in the league, he and CarGo are my favorite non White Sox players.
How healthy is Matt Holiday going to be for this season?
Thanks
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I'd move on from Adams, but I wouldn't bother giving LaRoche a roster spot, let alone paying him for it. He took a year or two longer to hit a wall than expected, but he hit it with a hell of a lot of force last year. Coming into his age 36 season and owed $13 million next year? Yuck - he's all yours. I'd keep Adams as a bench bat over LaRoche.
Yadi's aging quickly because we never bothered to find a backup C that would take the miles off him. His days as a plus hitter are likely over so you're looking at a catch and throw guy with decent bat control and that's about it. That said, he's still a difference maker. Hopefully Pena being on board will be enough to keep him healthy through October.
As for Holliday, the old guys get injured more often and for longer. Holliday has historically been amazingly durable, but he started to have muscle/soft tissue injuries last year and that's a bad sign. He didn't get hurt fouling a ball off his foot...he got hurt in a manner that wouldn't have happened to him 3 years ago. It's hard to count on him being truly 'healthy' ever again. If you expect about 400 ABs from him this season, you'll probably be in the ballpark.